When you all made the switch to toddler did you find that you dc got up more? Or slept less? My dd is still in the crib but she wakes up periodically plays in her crib and goes back to sleep. I am afraid to make the switch thinking she will be up and not go back to sleep (she doesnt climb out yet though).

I worry about that too. We're planning on putting a gate up to his room so he can't wander around the house if he gets up, but I'm expecting him to wake up a few times in the new bed and I hope he'll settle himself like he does in his crib. I'm so nervous about this!

We switched DD to a twin bed at 16.5 months of age. Not because she was escaping...more so because I needed somewhere to crash with her if she woke up at night. She LOVES her big girl bed! We put rails on both sides and she has a step stool to help her climb on and off of the bed.

I'd say now is a great time to transition, especially if he's playing Houdini!

Did she wake up during the night after you moved her or did she care? I hope Riley loves the big bed.

When you all made the switch to toddler did you find that you dc got up more? Or slept less? My dd is still in the crib but she wakes up periodically plays in her crib and goes back to sleep. I am afraid to make the switch thinking she will be up and not go back to sleep (she doesnt climb out yet though).

It's been an adjustment for us. We've only recently started getting back to a routine and it's been about 5 weeks since we switched her to the bed. She does play in her bed when she wakes up, though, until we're ready to come get her. It helps that she sleeps with a few of her favorite stuffed animals and her baby.

ETA: Amazingly, we did not have problems with her waking up during the night since the transition. It's just taken longer to get her to go to sleep. I think part of the problem is that I suddenly started lying down with her til she went to sleep, which is not something we did before, so it was a bit of a novelty for her and possibly was keeping her up longer. Now that she's more secure with the arrangement, she's back to falling asleep on her own in bed.

We're lucky to have a hand me down from BIL so we have the bed. I'm just nervous to actually put him in it. I think he's too small, but his actions are showing me that he'll hurt himself in his crib, kwim??

I KWYM! I was terrified the first few nights with both my kiddos, but you just get used to it and they do too....one trick Ive learned is to tuck the blankets in under the mattress on the open side of the bed, that way they are less likely to roll off that way

I KWYM! I was terrified the first few nights with both my kiddos, but you just get used to it and they do too....one trick Ive learned is to tuck the blankets in under the mattress on the open side of the bed, that way they are less likely to roll off that way

we started out with the mattress on the floor and stuffed animals around it...we didn't have a rail at the time, so this worked for getting him used to his big boy bed, and then once he wasn't falling off of it anymore, we put the rest of it together and it's been fine...we are getting ready to do it with ds2 in the next few mos and see how it works again!